Senior Python Engineer for AI Production (Remote)

Alignerr Corp.; United States; Remote; CAD 83,000 - 138,000; Part time

Job summary

Alignerr is seeking an advanced Python engineer for a fully remote, hourly contract role. You will design and optimize production-grade Python code, analyze real-world datasets, and craft SQL queries to validate data.

The position emphasizes autonomy, problem-solving, and delivering high-quality, maintainable code. Ideal candidates have 4+ years of software experience, strong Python and SQL skills, and comfort with consulting-style work on ambiguous problems.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Advanced Python proficiency with clean architecture, performance optimization, and deep debugging.
• Strong data analysis experience with real-world, production datasets.
• Solid SQL skills including complex queries, joins, and data validation.
• Prior consulting or client-facing experience; able to reason through open-ended problems independently.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize advanced Python code for production-level systems.
• Analyze and manipulate real-world datasets to support engineering workflows.
• Write and optimize complex SQL queries to extract, transform, and validate data.
• Review, debug, and improve existing codebases for performance and reliability.
• Translate ambiguous requirements into concrete technical solutions with clarity and precision.
• Apply problem-solving to evaluate tradeoffs and select best-fit approaches.
• Document assumptions and implementation details clearly.
• Evaluate AI-generated code and outputs for correctness and quality.

Skills

Advanced Python

Data analysis

SQL

Consulting

Job description

Alignerr is seeking an advanced Python engineer for a fully remote, hourly contract role. You will design and optimize production-grade Python code, analyze real-world datasets, and craft SQL queries to validate data.

The position emphasizes autonomy, problem-solving, and delivering high-quality, maintainable code. Ideal candidates have 4+ years of software experience, strong Python and SQL skills, and comfort with consulting-style work on ambiguous problems.